Usually monsters are some aspect of human behavior or humanity at large.

The one thing you can do that the audience can't do - all those smart people online in the chat rooms can't do - is deliver a satisfying emotional journey for a human being, for a character.

Create a really interesting, complex person that you want to know more about, and take her on a journey that is rich and fulfilling and that has an end that is perfectly fulfilling, and that has an end that is perfect for that character, and the audience will love it.

You can't outsmart or outguess the audience in terms of what the narrative answer is.

Usually monsters are some aspect of human behavior or humanity at large.

Let's make really good stories that people get something out of. That's the one common denominator with everything I try to do.

The primary reason people watch television is you want to see the world through somebody else's eyes, and learn what that's like. You can only live one life, and so you get to see other lives through these characters.